Photography Competition #9: Tranquility

musik

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Hello everyone!

This months subject: Tranquility

Rules: This is strictly a photography contest! No photochopping, but contrast, brightness, levels and other minor touch-ups (healing tool will be allowed for film and print scans). Please avoid any text on the photograph, except at most a copyright statement, remember distractions like text can take away from the composition. Digital and film photography are both allowed. Only one submission per user will be allowed.

I hereby accuse DM of cheating! That's the second time (that I know of) that you've used your kid as an entry! There should be a limit on how many times you can submit your cute kid/pet in competitions! It just aint fair //jking btw

digitalMedia

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Thank you musik - and LOL! katana.

musik

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oh that is an awesome shot. i love it!!!

daremedy

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Here's one from my trip to hawaii a few years back.

Awesome entries DM and NaNoBoT!

darkermoon

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the soft sound of waves lapping at the shore, a light breeze in the air, welcome to the islands.

katana

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*jealous of daremedy and darkermoon*

digitalMedia

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Nice shots!

*Tries to remember his last vacation.*

SB

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That is an amazing picture NaNoBoT. I know where i want to take my picture (this is something i will organise for this weekend coming up) and it will be how i would define tranquil.

I like the picture though NaNoBot. The other entries are quite impressive as well!

katana

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SB wrote:

That is an amazing picture NaNoBoT. I know where i want to take my picture (this is something i will organise for this weekend coming up) and it will be how i would define tranquil.

I like the picture though NaNoBot. The other entries are quite impressive as well!

Alas! If I only lived closer to the Highlands!

SB

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you know what the beauty of it is, its literally about 10 minutes car journey and i can guarantee i will find something VERY tranquil and beautiful.

Nucleo

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finally i can take part in a competition lol

well, this is one of the shots i took ask part of my photography course at college.

My course subject is water, as part of the natural world. The shot was taken at a park, 30 mins from my house

michael05.2

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nice pics

daremedy

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Awesome entry Nucleo.

Darkermoon, that is one awesome beach! Where is that? I think I need to plan my next vacation around one of those beach chairs!

darkermoon

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That is Turks Caicos in the caribbean.

UniquelyYoursPC

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this is a little river up my way

Liquescence

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'Twas a tough choice for me..... but I picked this one as my entry. Not my best, but it's the only one I've got that fits the theme, lol.

I love Nucleo's photo.

ATNO/TW

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At the moment, I'm very torn between NaNoBoT and dM's rendition of this. I have my own version of the tranquility concept and it is hanging on my wall behind me as a type...a 15 year old enlargement of a sunset overlooking the Smokey Mountains, just on the outskirts of Asheville NC. Unfortunately I cannot find the original to scan it in. Even if I found it, I know it would not compete with the camera quality of the two mention (albeit it's a 35 mm and is typical of film quality)...but it gives me that inner sense of peace and tranquility every time I look at it. If I can't find the original for the scan by the time the comp is expired I'll take a picture of the picture just to show you.

SB

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Liquiscence, your image dost appear to be working here. I dont know if anyone else is having this problem.

Nucleo

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works for me

SB

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Yeah, i have no problems seeing it now. Must have been my connection playing up again as it sometimes does.

Nice picture though, i dont see why you think its not the best. Very Tranquil, definatly one of the top few when the poll takes place IMHO.

lucassix

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3+ Months Ago

This was taken at one of the bays on Biloxi Beach, Mississippi.
The beach isn't really that nice as the storm trains of the city dump into them, but there are some nice islands you can take a ferry out to.

daremedy

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3+ Months Ago

I think I'm going to set this thread as my homepage, just so I can start my days with some sense of peace!